Clostridioides difficile infection in dogs with chronic-recurring diarrhea responsive to dietary changes

Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva1, Carlos Augusto de Oliveira Júnior1, Dominique S Blanc2

  • 1Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Antônio Carlos Avenue, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31.270-901, Brazil.

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|April 6, 2018
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